My students are Pre-K/EC and their age ranges from 3-5. They class is blended with children with different types of special needs (Autism, Developmental Delays, fine and gross motor delays, Speech Delay, and other Disorders). All of the students have some type of language and communication deficits. The students have difficulty understanding language and communicating their wants and needs. We use several augmentative communication devices, sign language to communicate, and picture symbols.
The school is a Title 1 school with 100% of the students on free and reduced lunch.
Most of the parents are single parents, which leaves little money to help with materials needed in the classroom.
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The materials we are requesting such as Lysol wipes, Cleaner Spray, Disinfectant Spray and Laundry Detergent are very important to keep our young students with special needs healthy and safe. With the major budgets cuts in North Carolina Pubic schools it's becoming very difficult to keep the materials that we need in the classroom so it will be clean and safe from germs.
We want to make sure our students are clean throughout the day and washing their clothes at school is needed often.
We have about 75% of the students still in diapers. Most of these students come from low income or single parent homes and many of the parents cannot afford to send in these extra needed items. The school system only provides limited supplies to our Pre-K classroom.
Our class is only cleaned once a day which is not enough, so we have to clean throughout the day. We have to clean the changing table between children and the table for feeding. It is important for our classroom to stay as clean as possible so our young students with special needs stay as healthy as possible.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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